The Delta independent., 1887-03-01
Earthquakes Iin Italy.


ROME, Feb. 23.-Two earthquake
shocks were felt at Nice at O'Clock this
morning. Houses rocked, walls cracked, and
in some cases. frail tenaments were thrown
to the ground. The people rushed from
their houses and fell upon their kenes in
the streets. praying for deliverance from
sudden death. Visitors to the city have
become thoroughly frightened and are
leaving the place. Many persons were in
jured by the falling debris and much alarm
is felt lest there should be recurrence of
the shocks. The Prince of Wales, who was
in Nice few days ago witnessing the fes-
tivities which precede the Lenten season,
had taken his departure and was safe at
Cannes.
When the first shock occurred the streets
of Nice were fairly thronged with persons
in ballroom costumes, returning to their
homes from the last carnival Of the winter
season. To these the earthquake came
with peculiar terror. Shocks were felt
with great severity at Savona, near Genoa,
and a number of houses were wrecked and
eleven persons were killed at that place.
The Prince of Wales being at Cannes, the
Queen became exceedingly anxious con-
cerning him when she learned of the earth
quake, and Her Majesty at once telegraphed
him. The Prince Immediately telegraphed
a re-assuring reply, saying that he was well
and uniniured. The Government. in con-
sideration of the popular concern about the
safety of the Prince, have requested him by
telegraph to return TO England as soon as
he can conveniently to allay the anxiety.
Shocks we're also felt at Monte Carlo and
Monaco, at which places they were so Sc
we're that rocks were detached from the
cliffs and precipitated into the sea. The dis
turbances extended as far as Genoa.
The earthquakes devastated the whole of
the Italian Rivera at Noli, on the Gulf of
Genoa, and not far from Savora several
houses fell and forty-fve persons were
killed and thirty injured. At Onegli, aisosat
the Gulf of Genoa, and at Dianomarino,
near Onegli, scores of people were killed
and hundreds injured. Fully one-third of
the town was destroyed.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
ROME, Feb. 24-DetaiIs have been re
ceived this morning OF the results of the
earthquakes Yesterday, showing that the ef-
fects were far more serious than was
thought. The loss of life and destruction
of property is learned TO have been terrible.
The most startling news comes from the
Genoese Riviera Over 800 people were
killed in that district. At the village of
Bajardo, situated at the top of hill. a num-
Der of inhabitants took refuge in a church
when the shocks were first felt, and subse-
quent and greater shocks demolished the
Of hn h, in,
it were killed. The destruction of proper
ty in those sections of Italy which were Wis
tied by the earthquakes was immense and
widespread.
The earthquake was strongly felt at sea
off Genoa. Ii awoke the sailors from their
sleep. At Turin portion Of the Getting of
Santa Teresa Church fell upon the wor-
shippers. but none We're killed. In many
streets traffic was stopped, as the houses
were rendered liable TO fall.
At Cas,ellaro a church collapsed, killing
many persons.
The transport Rome has left Genoa TO
take on board aoo prisoners who are con-
fined in the oneglia prison, which is eX-
pected TO collapse. Parties of soldiers have
been sent to the villages that We're visited
by the earthquake to hssist in burying the
dead. II is reported that at Bassanas a
village of 500 inhabitants, the successive
shocks leveled nearly every house and one
third of the people are said to be buried in
the ruins, and there is no hope of rescuing
them. Not asg-Uf the los communes in
tile pcpbeds province bf Porto MAprisio
! lerapcd INJURY. Th villages whIeh ~er6
built on tcr1ceA - ks of ~ hills are
almost DESTROYED $50
\ "a JET OF hot waterb burst from the bed of
the .Paillon River, throwing up mass OF
shlngle. At Mentone $50 houses were uf-
deped uninhabitable. Fires occurred but
they were speedily cxtinguished. Military
guhrds are on duty toprevent the pillaging
OF the houses. The Government telegraph
is now working. In many places bread
famine is expected owing to the destruction
of the ovens of the bakers.
Miss Chapelez, an American, was buried
alive In the ruins Of Villa Natal, but was
rescued unhurt. The total number of in
jured here is %. There have been occasional
tremors during the day, which caused acute
uspense while they lasted.